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COLLEGES
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Placenta Previa
Presented by:
Abania, Mary Joyce S.
Deangkinay, Bea C.
Gapaz, Jade Elaine L.
Celino, Aaron N.
Resureccion, Christian Arielle B.
Presented to:
Mr. Ryan Simon Ebalde
SAN PABLO COLLEGES
COLLEGE OF NURSING
CASE STUDY
I. CLINICAL SCENARIO
Mrs. Sarah, 38-year-old pregnant woman who presents to the emergency department with
a complaint of vaginal bleeding. She was conscious prior to transferring into the bed, and had a
series of panic attacks and tachypnea. Upon assessment, the patient is pregnant as evidenced by
her abdominal enlargement. She reports that she experienced spotting a few days ago and now has
experienced more vaginal bleeding. She denies any associated abdominal pain.
A. Placenta Previa
vaginal exit whereas the placenta develops in the mother's uterus during pregnancy. The most
common symptom is painless vaginal bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. People with
Placenta Previa typically need an Emergency C-section delivery. There are several types of
Placenta Previa:
Marginal Placenta Previa: The placenta is positioned at the edge of your cervix. It’s touching
your cervix, but not covering it. This type of Placenta Previa is more likely to resolve on its own
your vagina. This type of Placenta Previa is less likely to correct itself.
Each type of placenta Previa can cause vaginal bleeding during pregnancy and labor and might
lead to the mother having Cesarean delivery. Placenta Previa occurs in about 1 in 200
pregnancies. Pregnancy care providers usually diagnose it in the second trimester during an
ultrasound. There are several factors that increase your risk for placenta Previa during
pregnancy:
Multiple pregnancies - a woman who has already had six or more deliveries has a risk of
one in 20.
In the case of Mrs. Dela Cruz, she is 28 weeks pregnant and has complete or total placenta
previa. A gravida 4 para 3 and had a C-section from her last delivery and had experienced
Bright red bleeding from your vagina. The bleeding often starts near the second half of
pregnancy.
The amount of vaginal bleeding can vary and is often not accompanied by any pain.
III. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Placenta previa occurs when the placenta implants low in the uterus or migrates into the lower
segment of the uterus due to the upper uterus endometrium not well vascularized thus covering the
internal cervical os. Low vascularization can be caused by damage from previous cesarean,
abortion, uterine surgery, and multiparity. There are also a few risk factors that cause placenta
previa, these include having multiple placentas, placenta larger than normal surface area, maternal
Upon admission Mrs. Dela Cruz is conscious. She is covered with some blood and having
panic attacks as seen in her behavior. She is accompanied with 3 individuals and her abdominal
is large which proves that the patient is pregnant. Mrs. Vasco also stated “Nahihilo ako” upon
B. Health History
I. Biographical Data
Sex: Female
Occupation: Housewife
Upon clinical observation, Mrs. Vasco possessed strong family-tie and has a quality support
D. Physical Assessment
I . Vital Signs
Temperature: 37.6
Respiratory Rate: 25
-Skull
Normocephalic
No signs of trauma
-Scalp
• Oily
-Face
• Black in color.
• no signs of alopecia.
-Ears
-Nose
-Eyes
No signs of abnormalities
-Skin
Brown skin
No signs of edema
-Nail
Clean Nails
No signs of abnormalities.
V.TREATMENT
Medical Management:
IV Fluid Administration
Laboratory Examination: blood grouping and cross matching
Assessment of blood loss by inspection of blood clots and pads
Bed rest, constant fetal monitoring
Reducing activities and sexual intercourse
Surgical Treatment:
Corticosteroids
Amniocentesis
Cesarean Section
VI.DRUG STUDY
DRUG STUDY
Generic– Contraindications
Classification Patient
Brand and Adverse Nursing Consideration
and Indication Effects Teaching
Name
Betamethasone Classification: Contraindications: Teach client medication’s Systemic
(Celestone Falls into the Situations where purpose and potential side use
category of immediate delivery effects, required monitoring
Soluspan)
Antenatal is needed Avoid
Corticosteroids Confirm gestational age, exposure to
Systemic maternal results of prenatal infections;
Indications: infection gestational diabetes ability to
Typically screening fight
administered Maternal infections
to pregnant chorioamnionitis Administer IM in large is reduced.
individuals at muscle mass; do not
risk of preterm massage Wear a
birth between Precautions: medical
24 and 34 Monitoring: vital signs, alert tag so
weeks of lung sounds, glucose level, emergency
gestation Pregnancy, labor status care
breastfeeding, providers
children, will know
renal/hepatic that you
disease, folic are on this
acid/iron deficiency medication.
anemia, infection.
You may
experience
these side
Adverse Effects: effects:
Negative effects on Increase in
fetal intrauterine appetite,
growth and on weight gain
neonatal birth (counting
weight calories
Increased risk of may help);
early-onset heartburn,
neonatal sepsis. indigestion
(eat
A reduction of fetal frequent
body and breathing small
movements and a meals; take
reduction of fetal antacids);
heart rate variation. muscle
weakness,
fatigue
(frequent
rest periods
will help).
Report
unusual
weight
gain,
swelling of
the
extremities,
muscle
weakness,
black or
tarry
stools,
fever,
prolonged
sore throat,
colds or
other
infections,
worsening
of original
disorder.
Thiamine Contraindications: Assess: • Anaphylaxis (IV • Teach the
Mononitrate Pharmacologic Hypersensitivity only): swelling of face, necessary
(B1) Category: Precautions: eyes, lips, throat, wheezing foods to be
Nuramine Forte Vitamins B1, Pregnancy • Thiamine deficiency: included
water soluble anorexia, weak- in diet:
Adverse Effects ness/pain, depression, yeast, beef,
CNS: Weakness, confusion, blurred vision, liver,
restlessness CV: tachycardia Legumes,
Collapse, • Nutritional status: yeast, and whole
pulmonary edema, beef, liver, whole or grains.
hypotension EENT: enriched grains, legumes •
Tightness Application of cold to help
of throat decrease injection site pain
GI: Hemorrhage, •Pregnancy/breastfeeding:
nausea, diarrhea considered compatible with
INTEG: pregnancy, breastfeeding
Angioneurotic Evaluate:
edema, cyanosis, • Therapeutic response:
sweating, warmth absence of nau- sea,
SYST: Anaphylaxis vomiting, anorexia,
insomnia, tachy- cardia,
paresthesias, depression,
muscle weakness
Medications: Depending on the severity of bleeding or the risk of preterm labor, medications
may be prescribed to control bleeding, manage pain, or prevent preterm birth. These medications
could include tocolytics to delay labor or corticosteroids to promote fetal lung development if
DRUG STUDY
VII.NCP
Rationale:
• Establish rapport. To gain -Maintained fluid
patient’s trust and have a good volume.
Due to mother’s vaginal bleeding on nurse-patient relationship.
her pregnancy, patient experienced
anxiety on what might happen to her -Vaginal bleeding has
baby. • Monitored for any untoward signs been controlled.
and symptoms.
Your doctor will keep a careful eye on you until your baby can be safely delivered. This might be
a difficult moment for you. If the placenta has shifted and no longer covers the cervix, a vaginal
Follow-up care is a vital part of your treatment and safety. Make and keep all appointments, and
if you have any concerns, call your healthcare practitioner or the nurse advice line.
You may need a blood transfusion if you lose a large amount of blood
An amniocentesis (amnio) may be done to check your baby's lungs if you have a C-section date
planned.
Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions about doing your routine activity or light exercise.
Always have a phone nearby in case you need to call for help.
Tell all healthcare providers who examine you that you must not have pelvic examinations
Do not put anything, such as tampons or douches, into your vagina. Use pads if you are bleeding,
Do not use tobacco or tobacco-like products, including cannabis, and other substances.
You have sharp or severe pain in your belly or pelvis that does not get better or go away.
Call your healthcare provider, midwife, or nurse call line now or seek immediate medical
care if:
You think that you are in labor or are having contractions of your uterus with or without pain (6
or more in 1 hour).
You have a sudden trickle or gush of fluid from your vagina.
Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your healthcare provider,
Nursing Theories
NURSING THEORIES
Particularly those sub-concepts, this Florence Nightingale hypothesis is extremely beneficial. According to
Nightingale, when one or more environmental factors are out of balance, the client must make more effort
to combat environmental stress. She wrote in her nursing notes, "Nursing is an act of utilizing the patient's
The need for a partnership between nurse and client is very substantial in nursing practice. This definitely
helps nurses and healthcare providers develop more therapeutic interventions in the clinical setting.
Through these, Hildegard E. Peplau developed her “Interpersonal Relations Theory” in 1952, mainly
influenced by Henry Stack Sullivan, Percival Symonds, Abraham Maslow, and Neal Elgar Miller.
Incorporating mental health topics into a fundamental nursing curriculum is how Ida Jean Orlando built her
approach. She suggested that nurses test their hypotheses and analyses with patients before drawing
conclusions since "patients have their own meanings and interpretations of situations."
With the help of her theory, we will be able to readily see and treat the patient.